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Well said. The whole system needed to be evaluated. It didn’t matter if Linux was better if all the software you wanted to run were windows apps. People buy computers for the software they run, not the operating system.
As this topic relates to color eInk....it’s not enough for the technology to come into existence. Not now anyway. It’s everything else you need to piece together to have a working ecosystem that is as compelling if not more compelling than what already exists.
The reason iPads rule in schools over Android tablets? It’s the software and ecosystem. Google simply has failed to foster a viable software market for their TABLET platform (Android on the phone is fine).
But wait...aren’t Chromebooks kicking ipad hiney in education? Yes they are. Why? Because of the web ecosystem that already existed. All the school education systems had already been built as web apps long before Chromebooks came along. That and a laptop form factor is better suited for writing than a slate. THEN the fact that Chromebooks can be less expensive becomes a winning attribute.
The iPad runs web apps as well...but the slate form factor isn’t optimal for productivity and adding keyboard covers raises the already higher price of the iPad solution.
Color reflective technologies are just way too late to the party and they won’t offer enough compelling advantages since there really isn’t a eye health issue to worry about, and very few people actually have a problem working with a laptop, Chromebook or iPad
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